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These genes affect embryogenesis and can confer tameness, smaller jaws, floppy ears, and diminished craniofacial development, which distinguish domesticated dogs from wolves and are considered to reflect domestication syndrome. The study concluded that during early dog domestication, the initial selection was for behavior.
FOXP2 is expressed in many areas of the brain, [19] including the basal ganglia and inferior frontal cortex, where it is essential for brain maturation and speech and language development. [20] In mice, the gene was found to be twice as highly expressed in male pups than female pups, which correlated with an almost double increase in the number ...
Domestication has been defined as "a sustained multi-generational, mutualistic relationship in which one organism assumes a significant degree of influence over the reproduction and care of another organism in order to secure a more predictable supply of a resource of interest, and through which the partner organism gains advantage over individuals that remain outside this relationship ...
For example, when individuals suffer from a mutation that causes them to have low levels of serotonin, there is an observed increase in impulsivity and depression [8] With neurotransmitters playing a central role in the development of aggressive behaviour, it follows that many of the gene mutations that have been implicated with aggressive ...
This process is known as neurulation. [8] When the tube is closed at both ends it is filled with embryonic cerebrospinal fluid. [9] As the embryo develops, the anterior part of the neural tube expands and forms three primary brain vesicles, which become the forebrain (prosencephalon), midbrain (mesencephalon), and hindbrain (rhombencephalon).
How engaging with dogs affects the brain While not all participants had pets of their own, “their fondness for animals likely motivated their willingness to participate in the experiment ...
A new study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences.
However, many mutations in non-coding DNA have deleterious effects. [92] [93] Although both mutation rates and average fitness effects of mutations are dependent on the organism, a majority of mutations in humans are slightly deleterious. [94] Some mutations occur in "toolkit" or regulatory genes. Changes in these often have large effects on ...